The geographical, natural and civil history of Chili.
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The geographical, natural and civil history of Chili.
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- Molina, Giovanni Ignazio, 1740-1829; Molina, Giovanni Ignazio, 1740-1829. Saggio sulla storia civile del Chili. English; Molina, Giovanni Ignazio, 1740-1829. Compendio della storia, geografica, naturale, e civile del regno del Chile. English. Selections; Van der Kemp, Francis Adrian, 1752-1829. fmo RIBRL; Blok, B. fmo RIBRL; Bromsen, Maury A. fmo RIBRL
- Publication date
- 1808
- Publisher
- Middletown, (Conn.) : printed for I. Riley
- Collection
- jcbportugalbrazil; JohnCarterBrownLibrary; americana
- Contributor
- John Carter Brown Library
- Language
- English
- Volume
- Vol 1 copy 1
- Item Size
- 728.6M
Verso of half-title pages read: R. Alsop, Printer, Middletown, Conn
Translation, by Richard Alsop, and, according to some sources, by William Shaler, of: Saggio sulla storia naturale del Chili. Bologna, 1782 (v. 1) and of: Saggio sulla storia civile del Chile. Bologna, 1787 (v. 2). Some notes translated from: Compendio de la historia geografica, natural y civil del reyno de Chile. Madrid, 1788; Compendio de la historia civil del reyno de Chile. Madrid, 1795; and Essai sur l'histoire naturelle du Chile. Paris, 1789
The two original works in Italian, combined in the present edition in English, are extended versions of: Compendio della storia geografica, naturale e civile del regno del Chile. Bologna, 1776 (published anonymously)
Text in English; diagnoses of taxa of animals, plants and minerals in Latin
Volume I. includes: "A methodical table of the various species of natural productions described in this work, arranged in the manner of Linnæus." (p. [239]-248). -- "A supplement to the table of the vegetable kingdom, containing several species not included therein, and described and mentioned in this work." (p. [249]-250). -- "Supplementary notes, illustrated of the history of Chili, extracted from an anonymous work, entitled, A compendium of the geographical, natural, and civil history of Chili, printed in Bologna, 1776
"An essay on the Chilian language": v. 2, p. [285]-305, with a vocabulary in Mapuche
"An appendix to the Civil and political history of Chili, ..." (v. 2) has special title page and independent signatures and paging
Pagination: v. 1: [8], xii, 271, [3] p., [1] folded leaf of plates; v. 2: [5], iv-viii, [2], 305, [3], iv, [1], 6-68 p
Signatures: v. 1: pi² 1 B-2N chi1 (pi1 verso, 1 verso, 2I3 verso, 2N4 verso, chi1 verso blank); v. 2: pi² 1 A-2P 2Q² ²[A] ²B-²H ²I² (pi1 verso, 1, F4 verso, O4 verso, 2N2, 2Q2 blank)
Errors in paging: v. 1, p. 163 misnumbered "I63"
Errata: v. 1: p. [2], 4th count; v. 2: p. [1], 5th count
Map unnumbered; legend and names in English
Shaw & Shoemaker
Backer-Sommervogel
Palau y Dulcet (2. ed.)
Stafleu & Cowan
John Carter Brown Library copy bound 1 in contemporary full calf, in two volumes; this copy includes manuscript notes by its former owner
Provenance of the John Carter Brown Library copy 1: Gift of Mr. B. Blok to Fr. Adr. van der Kemp: ms. inscription on verso of first front flyleaf in v. 1
John Carter Brown Library copy 2 imperfect: includes duplicate pages 17-48, and p. 75-78, 3rd counts, from v. 1; v. 2 wanting all after p. [1], 5th count
John Carter Brown Library copy 2 unbound, untrimmed and sewn into two volumes; this copy is the printer's proof copy and contains many annotations in his hand
Translation, by Richard Alsop, and, according to some sources, by William Shaler, of: Saggio sulla storia naturale del Chili. Bologna, 1782 (v. 1) and of: Saggio sulla storia civile del Chile. Bologna, 1787 (v. 2). Some notes translated from: Compendio de la historia geografica, natural y civil del reyno de Chile. Madrid, 1788; Compendio de la historia civil del reyno de Chile. Madrid, 1795; and Essai sur l'histoire naturelle du Chile. Paris, 1789
The two original works in Italian, combined in the present edition in English, are extended versions of: Compendio della storia geografica, naturale e civile del regno del Chile. Bologna, 1776 (published anonymously)
Text in English; diagnoses of taxa of animals, plants and minerals in Latin
Volume I. includes: "A methodical table of the various species of natural productions described in this work, arranged in the manner of Linnæus." (p. [239]-248). -- "A supplement to the table of the vegetable kingdom, containing several species not included therein, and described and mentioned in this work." (p. [249]-250). -- "Supplementary notes, illustrated of the history of Chili, extracted from an anonymous work, entitled, A compendium of the geographical, natural, and civil history of Chili, printed in Bologna, 1776
"An essay on the Chilian language": v. 2, p. [285]-305, with a vocabulary in Mapuche
"An appendix to the Civil and political history of Chili, ..." (v. 2) has special title page and independent signatures and paging
Pagination: v. 1: [8], xii, 271, [3] p., [1] folded leaf of plates; v. 2: [5], iv-viii, [2], 305, [3], iv, [1], 6-68 p
Signatures: v. 1: pi² 1 B-2N chi1 (pi1 verso, 1 verso, 2I3 verso, 2N4 verso, chi1 verso blank); v. 2: pi² 1 A-2P 2Q² ²[A] ²B-²H ²I² (pi1 verso, 1, F4 verso, O4 verso, 2N2, 2Q2 blank)
Errors in paging: v. 1, p. 163 misnumbered "I63"
Errata: v. 1: p. [2], 4th count; v. 2: p. [1], 5th count
Map unnumbered; legend and names in English
Shaw & Shoemaker
Backer-Sommervogel
Palau y Dulcet (2. ed.)
Stafleu & Cowan
John Carter Brown Library copy bound 1 in contemporary full calf, in two volumes; this copy includes manuscript notes by its former owner
Provenance of the John Carter Brown Library copy 1: Gift of Mr. B. Blok to Fr. Adr. van der Kemp: ms. inscription on verso of first front flyleaf in v. 1
John Carter Brown Library copy 2 imperfect: includes duplicate pages 17-48, and p. 75-78, 3rd counts, from v. 1; v. 2 wanting all after p. [1], 5th count
John Carter Brown Library copy 2 unbound, untrimmed and sewn into two volumes; this copy is the printer's proof copy and contains many annotations in his hand
Notes
Copyright on title page. Foldout facing title.
- Addeddate
- 2012-12-10 20:32:02
- Associated-names
- Molina, Giovanni Ignazio, 1740-1829. Saggio sulla storia civile del Chili. English; Molina, Giovanni Ignazio, 1740-1829. Compendio della storia, geografica, naturale, e civile del regno del Chile. English. Selections; Van der Kemp, Francis Adrian, 1752-1829; Blok, B; Bromsen, Maury A
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- b5498993
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- Pages
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- Physical_description
- 2 v. : map ; 22 cm. (8vo)
- Ppi
- 500
- References
- Shaw & Shoemaker 15628; Backer-Sommervogel 5: col. 1166 (no. 4); Palau y Dulcet (2. ed.) 174566; Stafleu & Cowan 6206
- Republisher_date
- 20121211181832
- Republisher_operator
- associate-xephyr-inkpen@archive.org
- Scandate
- 20121211161438
- Scanner
- scribe1.providence.archive.org
- Scanningcenter
- providence
- Worldcat (source edition)
- 671493503
- Full catalog record
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